Table 6. Average annual losses of undisturbed TMF areas (in million hectares) due to direct deforestation (without prior degradation), from 1990 to 2020 over intervals of 5 years, 30 years (1990–2019), 20 years (2000–2019), and 10 years (1990–1999, 2000–2009, and 2010–2019) by subregion and continent.
Annual direct deforestation by period (Mha) | ||||||||||
Subregion |
[1990– 1994] |
[1995– 1999] |
[2000– 2004] |
[2005– 2009] |
[2010– 2014] |
[2015– 2019] |
[1990– 2019] |
[1990– 1999] |
[2000– 2009] |
[2010– 2019] |
West Africa | 0.02 | 0.08 | 0.21 | 0.19 | 0.32 | 0.40 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.2 | 0.04 |
Central Africa |
0.05 | 0.24 | 0.38 | 0.31 | 0.57 | 0.56 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 0.3 | 0.6 |
Southeast Africa |
0.05 | 0.24 | 0.19 | 0.10 | 0.13 | 0.10 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 |
Central America |
0.16 | 0.34 | 0.17 | 0.13 | 0.16 | 0.22 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 |
South America |
1.78 | 3.05 | 2.95 | 1.73 | 1.26 | 1.61 | 2.1 | 2.4 | 2.3 | 1.4 |
Continental Southeast Asia |
0.33 | 0.66 | 0.48 | 0.36 | 0.41 | 0.36 | 0.4 | 0.5 | 0.4 | 0.4 |
Insular Southeast Asia |
0.52 | 1.53 | 1.00 | 1.03 | 1.04 | 0.62 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.8 |
Continent |
[1990– 1994] |
[1995– 1999] |
[2000– 2004] |
[2005– 2009] |
[2010– 2014] |
[2015– 2019] |
[1990– 2019] |
[1990– 1999] |
[2000– 2009] |
[2010– 2019] |
Africa | 0.11 | 0.56 | 0.78 | 0.60 | 1.02 | 1.06 | 0.69 | 0.34 | 0.69 | 1.04 |
Latin America |
1.94 | 3.39 | 3.12 | 1.86 | 1.42 | 1.82 | 2.26 | 2.66 | 2.49 | 1.62 |
Asia-Oceania | 0.85 | 2.19 | 1.48 | 1.39 | 1.45 | 0.99 | 1.39 | 1.52 | 1.44 | 1.22 |
Total | 2.90 | 6.14 | 5.38 | 3.86 | 3.89 | 3.87 | 4.34 | 4.52 | 4.62 | 3.88 |